Life and Hope for Kenyans Living with HIV and AIDS

Upendo Village is a project designed by Kenyans to respond at the local level to the needs of Kenyans living with HIV/AIDS. Clients are surrounded with loving care, and are given resources and access to programs that improve health, restore self-respect, and give hope.

Upendo means "love" in the Kiswahili language, and adding the word "Village” signifies the importance of a global response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Africa.

Health

Education

Many of Upendo Village's orphans, some of whom are trying to survive in the streets, are in need of placement. After children are placed, Upendo Village offers continued support and resources necessary for maintaining their health and their formal education so that they can grow to become strong, independent individuals and contributors to their communities.

Nutrition

Families come to Upendo Village for various reasons that benefit them. One benefit to our clients is that they leave ​with food to carry home to their families.

Income Generating

Activities

IGA's are crucial for promoting initiative, responsibility and self-sustenance. All these projects are geared towards sustainable development for persons living with HIV and AIDS, most of whom have ​been languishing in poverty and disease.